JP2001079234A - Pachinko game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform treatment and control of each of a game control board and a delivery control board by sending detection information from a detecting switch to the control boards. SOLUTION: This game machine has a delivery means 35 for delivering game balls, a detecting switch 46 for detecting the game balls delivered by the delivery means 35, a game control board 32 having game control function of controlling game operation on a game plate side and a delivery control board 49 having delivery control function of controlling the delivery means 35 to deliver the game balls in accordance with delivery instructions. The detecting switch 46 is connected to each of the game control board 32 and the delivery control board 49.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a play ball game machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In ball and ball game machines such as pachinko machines, conventionally,
The main control board is provided with a game control function for controlling a game operation on the game board side and a payout control function for paying out game balls by payout means, and all controls are performed on the main control board side.

However, in recent ball game machines, the game control function and the payout control function are completely separated, and the game control function is provided on the game control board, and the payout control function is provided on the payout control board. Tend to have a single function.

[0004] In this case, if a game ball wins the winning means of the game board, the game control board transmits a prize ball command to the payout control board, and the payout control board analyzes the prize ball command and collects the prize ball command. It has been considered that the number of acquired game balls is calculated, and the payout means is controlled by a payout command according to the total number of acquired game balls.

[0005]

Normally, while detecting a prize ball paid out from the payout means by a detection switch, the payout control board judges whether the number of prize balls to be paid out is excessive or insufficient, and the payout means makes an error in the payout. When this occurs, the payout control board issues a retry instruction to the payout means, and controls to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls.

However, in the ball-and-ball game machine, since it is not permitted to transmit a signal from the payout control board to the game control board, when a payout error occurs on the payout means side, the game control board side does not take any action. It is impossible to stop the payout operation and perform other control.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention sends detection information from a detection switch to each control board so that the game control board and the payout control board can perform predetermined processing, control, and the like. It is intended to provide a ball game machine.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there are provided payout means for paying out game balls, detection switches 45 and 46 for detecting the game balls paid out by the payout means 35,
A game control board 32 having a game control function for controlling a game operation of the game board 7; and the payout means 35 so that the payout means 35 pays out game balls based on a payout command.
Payout control board with payout control function to control
49, the detection switch 4
The game control board 32 and the payout control board 49
And are connected to each other.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 7 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a front side of a ball game machine.
Reference numeral 1 denotes a gaming machine main body, which comprises a rectangular frame-shaped outer frame 2 and a front frame 3 pivotally connected to the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 3 includes a glass door 4 and a front plate 5, and a game board 7 is disposed on the back side thereof. The game board 7 is the mounting frame 6 behind the front frame 3
(See FIG. 2). The front plate 5 is provided with an upper plate 8 for storing game balls for firing. At the bottom of the front frame 3, a lower plate 9 for storing surplus spheres
And a firing handle 11 for a firing means 10 for firing game balls on the game board 7 side.

On the front of the game board 7, as shown in FIG.
Along with the guide rail 12 that guides the game ball,
A liquid crystal display means 15 for displaying game information which also serves as a special symbol display means 14 is provided in a game area 13 inside the guide rail 12.
A plurality of game parts such as a first starting means 16 for starting a normal symbol, a second starting means 17 for starting a special symbol, an openable variable winning means 18, and normal winning means 19 to 21 are mounted. .

The special symbol display means 14 displays one or a plurality of special symbols, and on condition that the second starting means 17 detects a game ball, the special symbols fluctuate for a predetermined time by random number control. It is designed to stop. The ordinary symbol display means 22 displays one or a plurality of ordinary symbols, and on condition that the first starting means 16 detects a game ball, the ordinary symbols fluctuate for a predetermined time by random number control and stop. It has become. The ordinary symbol display means 22 is a liquid crystal display means 15.
It is provided on the upper part.

The variable winning means 18 constitutes a so-called attacker. In connection with displaying a specific symbol (hereinafter referred to as a big hit symbol) after the special symbol displaying means 14 changes,
An opening / closing plate 23 that rotates about a horizontal axis on the lower side opens the special winning opening 24.

The second starting means 17 is an open / close type provided with a pair of opening / closing claws 25, and is usually associated with displaying a specific symbol (hereinafter referred to as a hit symbol) after the symbol display means 22 changes. The opening / closing claw 25 is opened for a predetermined time.

The second starting means 17, the normal winning means 19-
21. When a game ball is won in the variable winning means 18, a specified number of winning balls are paid out per winning, but the number of the winning balls is determined by the second starting means 17 and the normal winning means 19 to 21, for example, six. The number of variable winning means 18 is set to a large number of, for example, fifteen, and the number of winning balls per winning is different.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine. In FIG. 2, the firing means 10 includes a hammer 26 and a firing motor 27 for driving the hammer 26. When the firing handle 11 is operated, the firing motor 27 drives the hammer 26,
The game ball 26 hits the game ball on the firing rail and fires it toward the game board 7 side.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a back mechanism plate which is pivotally attached to the mounting frame 6 so as to be openable and closable, and presses and fixes the game board 7 in the mounting frame 6 from the back side in a closed state. An opening 29 is formed at the center of the back mechanism plate 28, and the game board 7
The back cover 30 on the back side of the front side is fitted.

The back cover 30 is for covering the game components such as the normal prize winning means 19 to 21 mounted on the game board 7 from the back side, and the first board case 31 and the second board case 37 are provided on the back side.
And the third substrate case 80 are provided detachably. In the first board case 31, a game control board unique to the game board 7 is provided.
32 are accommodated. The game control board 32 is a so-called main control board on which a ROM, a RAM, a CPU, and other electric components having a game control function for controlling a game operation of the game board 7 are mounted. A display lamp control board 38 is housed in the second board case 37, and a voice control board 39 is housed in the third board case 80.

The back mechanism plate 28 has a game ball tank 33 and a game ball guide rail 34 above the opening 29, a payout means 35 on one side in the left-right direction, and a passage unit 36 and a fourth substrate Cases 47 are respectively mounted. The game ball tank 33 is for storing the game balls supplied from the ball supply device on the island side, and supplies the game balls from the game ball tank 33 to the payout means 35 side through the game ball guide rail 34. Has become.

The payout means 35 is for paying out prize balls at the time of winning and renting out lent balls at the time of ball lending operation. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the payout means 35 includes a payout case 40 disposed in a vertical direction,
The dispensing case 40 includes a rotating body 42 rotatably provided around a rotation shaft 41, and a dispensing motor 43 for driving the rotating body 42. Note that a stepping motor or the like is used as the payout motor 43.

The inside of the payout case 40 is divided into two rows of payout passages 44 on the left and right. The rotating body 42 has a plurality of payout recesses 42a formed in the circumferential direction on the outer circumference corresponding to the payout passages 44, so that the game balls that have entered the payout recesses 42a are sequentially paid out with the rotation thereof. Note that the payout recesses 42a of the payout passages 44 of the rotating body 42 are shifted by a half pitch in the circumferential direction, and the payout passages 44 pay out game balls alternately.

Under the payout case 40, prize ball detection switches 46 are provided above and below the payout passages 44 so as to detect game balls paid out by the rotating body 42, respectively. The prize ball detection switch 46 detects a game ball in a contact type or a non-contact type.

The passage unit 36 guides the game balls paid out from the payout means 35 to the upper plate 8 side, and when the game balls in the upper plate 8 are full, diverts the game balls to the lower plate 9 side. To guide you. The fourth board case 47 houses a power board 48 and a payout control board 49. Note that the fourth substrate case 47 may be mounted on the back side of the front frame 3.

As shown in FIG. 6, the prize ball detection switch 46 is connected to the game control board 32 and the payout control board 49 via a lead wire, a connector and the like, respectively.
When a player has paid out a game ball, the detection information for detecting the game ball is transmitted to each of the control boards 32 and 49.

On the game control board 32, a special symbol display means 14, a liquid crystal display means 15, a first starting means 1
6, second starting means 17, variable winning means 18, normal winning means 19
To 21, an ordinary symbol display means 22 and the like. The payout control board 49 includes the game control board 32 and payout means.
Connected to 35.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of the control system. The game control board 32 is provided with a game control means 50 including a ROM, a RAM, a CPU, and the like, a winning processing means 51, a first abnormality determination means 52, a first abnormality notification control means 53, a stop return instruction means 54, and the like. Have been.

The winning processing means 51 has a first winning storage section 55, a second winning storage section 56, a prize ball command transmitting section 57, and a latest command transmitting storing section 58. The game control board 32 is controlled by the winning processing means 51 so that the second starting means 17 and the variable winning means
18. The prize ball information is transmitted to the payout control board 49 based on the winning of the game ball to the prize means such as the normal prize means 19 to 21.

The first prize storage unit 55 stores a prize in the payout control board 49 when a prize of a game ball is detected in the minority prize ball prize means such as the second starting means 17 and the normal prize means 19 to 21. This is for storing information of an untransmitted prize ball command (4006H). The second prize storage unit 56 stores the prize ball command (400FH) to the payout control board 49 when the variable prize unit 18 (multiple prize ball prize unit) detects a prize of a game ball. It is for storing information.

The prize ball command transmitting section 57 is provided with each prize storage section 5
5, 56, when there is storage of untransmitted prize ball information based on winning detection, a single prize ball command is paid out every predetermined time (for example, 2 msec) and transmitted to the control board 49 side. 2. When the prize ball information is stored in the prize storage unit 56, the prize ball command is given in accordance with the storage information of the second prize storage unit 56 in preference to the first prize storage unit 55 regardless of the order of the prize detection. To be sent.

The latest command transmission storage unit 58 is for storing only the latest command transmission information finally transmitted to the payout control board 49, and the prize ball command transmission unit 57 stores the winning information storage units 55 and 56. At the same time as transmitting the first prize ball command according to the information, the latest command transmission information is stored and stored, and the stored information is updated every time the prize ball command is transmitted.

The first abnormality determining means 52 includes a prize ball detecting switch.
This is for performing an abnormality determination based on the detection information from 46 and other information. Even if a predetermined time (for example, 22.4 seconds) elapses after transmission of the latest command by the prize ball command transmission unit 57, the prize ball detection switch 46 When there is no detection information, and when the prize ball detection switch 46 does not detect the specified number of prize balls after transmission of the prize ball command, a function of performing abnormality determination as a payout abnormality due to failure of the payout means 35, etc. It has a function of determining disconnection, short circuit, etc. of the winning counting switch in the means 18 and a function of determining disconnection, short circuit, etc. of the prize ball detection switch 46.

The first abnormality notification control means 53 allows the liquid crystal display means 15 to identify each abnormality in a display area of the liquid crystal display means 15 based on the abnormality determination by the first abnormality determination means 52 using characters or other predetermined display forms. When the prize ball detection switch 46 has no detection information for a predetermined time from the transmission of the latest command, the abnormality display of the error display 1 is performed. Is not detected, the disconnection and short circuit of the winning counting switch in the variable winning means 18 are detected, and when the disconnection and short circuit of the prize ball detection switch 46 are detected, another error indication of the error display 2 is displayed. The information is displayed on the abnormality display section of the area. The error display 1 at the time of failure of the payout means 35 is released when the payout means 35 is manually operated and the prize ball detection switch 46 detects a prize ball.

The stop return command means 54 is a predetermined stop for stopping the payout of the prize ball by the payout means 35, such as when the game ball in the lower plate 9 is full, the ball in the payout means 35 runs out, and the error display 1 is displayed. When a condition is detected, a payout stop command is transmitted to the payout control board 49, and a payout return command is transmitted to the payout control board 49 when the stop condition is resolved.

The payout control board 49 includes ROM, RA
M, command analysis means 59 constituted by a CPU, etc., award ball payout control means 60, retry control means 61, award ball information output processing means 62, stop return processing means 63, second abnormality determination means 64, second abnormality notification Control means 65 and the like are provided,
There is provided a second abnormality notification means 66 composed of a seven-segment display element or the like. The payout control board 49
Outputs a payout command to the payout means 35 based on the prize ball information signal.

The command analyzing means 59 receives the prize ball command from the prize ball command transmitting section 57 on the game control board 32 side,
The prize ball command is analyzed to calculate and store the total number of acquired game balls.

The prize ball payout control means 60 is a payout means.
A payout control function for controlling the payout means 35 so that the 35 pays out a predetermined number of game balls based on the payout command.

That is, the prize ball payout control means 60 operates the payout motor 43 of the payout means 35 once when the stored value of the total number of game balls obtained by the command analysis means 59 is less than a predetermined number, for example, less than 25. If the stored value is 25 or more, the payout unit 35 is set to 25 payout units at one time, and a payout command for operating the payout motor 43 for each payout unit is issued to issue the payout unit 35. And a prize ball detection switch
The number of prize balls paid out is confirmed based on 46 pieces of detection information.

The retry control means 61 is for re-operating the payout means 35 by the shortage of the number of prize balls when the number of prize balls paid out by the payout means 35 becomes insufficient. When the shortage of payout of the prize ball is detected on the 60 side, the payout motor 43 is rotated at a speed corresponding to the shortage at a speed of paying out one prize ball.

When a predetermined time has elapsed after the payout command has been sent to the payout means 35 by the prize ball payout control means 60, the second abnormality determination means 64 sends the payout means 35 to the payout means 35 for a predetermined time ( For example, 2
When 2.4 seconds have elapsed, when the prize ball detection switch 46 does not detect a prize ball, an abnormality of the payout motor 43 is determined, and a disconnection or short circuit of the prize ball detection switch 46 is detected for a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds). Sometimes, an abnormality determination is made.

The stop / return processing means 63 is a stop / return command means.
When the payout stop command (6011H) is received from 54, the payout motor 43 is stopped even when the payout means 35 is paying out prize balls, and when the payout return command is received, the payout motor 43 is rotated. To restart the payout operation. Note that, when the command analysis means 59 receives the prize ball command, the stop return processing means 63 analyzes that it is not an error, and stores the total number of acquired game balls.

The second abnormality notifying means 66 is a second abnormality determining means.
On the basis of the abnormality judgment of 64, the judgment result of the abnormality judgment is displayed by a number and the like so as to be identifiable by type, so that the display content can be visually confirmed from the outside of the fourth substrate case 47. Has become. In addition, the second abnormality notification means
Reference numeral 66 denotes a seven-segment display element or the like, but other abnormality notification means may be employed.

The prize ball information output processing means 62 is a payout means.
When paying out a predetermined number, for example, 10 prize balls, each prize ball information signal is taken as one unit during the payout operation by the 35, the prize ball information signal is externally connected every time the predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. The signal is output from the terminal 67. The external connection terminal 67 is for transmitting the prize ball information signal in one direction to the management device on the hall side.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described. When the first starting means 16 detects a game ball during a game, the detection information is sent to the game control means 50, and the game control means 50
The normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 22 fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops due to the random number control in. And the normal symbol display means 22
When the stop symbol after the change of the hitting symbol is hit and the symbol is displayed, the opening / closing claw 25 of the second starting means 17 is opened for a predetermined time, and a game ball can easily win the second starting means 17.

When the second starting means 17 detects a game ball, the detection information is sent to the game control means 50, and the special symbol of the special symbol display means 14 fluctuates for a predetermined time by the random number control by the game control means 50. And stop. And if the stopped symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 14 displays a big hit symbol,
Since the opening / closing plate 23 of the variable starting means is opened, a large number of game balls pass through the opening / closing plate 23 to the variable prize winning means 18, and an advantageous profit state is generated for the player.

When a game ball wins the second starting means 17, the normal winning means 19 to 21 or the like, the winning information is sent to the first winning storage section 55 of the winning processing means 51, and the first winning storage section 55 The winning detections of six winning balls are sequentially stored. Variable winning means
If a game ball wins at 18, the winning information will be displayed
51 is sent to the second prize storage unit 56, and the second prize storage unit 56
Sequentially stores the winning detections of 15 prize balls.

Each of the prize storage units 55 and 56 stores a prize detection. On the other hand, if a prize is detected, the prize ball command transmitting unit 57 pays out a prize ball command, and the command analysis means of the control board 49.
Send to 59. At this time, if there is stored information of winning detection in the second winning storage unit 56, the winning ball command (400FH) of 15 winning balls is transmitted with priority regardless of the order of winning detection. When the prize ball command transmitting section 57 transmits the prize ball command, the latest command transmission storage section 58 stores the latest prize ball command information at the same time. If there is detection information for confirming the payout of the prize ball from the prize ball detection switch 46, the latest command transmission storage unit 58 updates the confirmed number of prize balls by a countdown method.

In the payout control board 49, when the prize ball commands are sequentially received from the prize ball command transmission section 57, the command analyzing means 59 sequentially analyzes the prize ball command information to calculate and store the total number of game balls obtained. I do. If the total number of obtained game balls is less than 25, the prize ball payout control means 60
Is controlled, the payout motor 43 of the payout means 35 rotates, and the prize balls of the number are paid out by one payout operation. If the number of payouts is 25 or more, the payout control means 60 controls the payout motor 43 for each payout unit and pays out prize balls, with one payout unit being 25. Note that the payout means 35 performs the payout operation until the storage of the total acquired game ball count becomes zero.

When the payout means 35 pays out the prize balls, the prize ball detection switch 46 detects each prize ball one by one and sends the detection information to the game control board 32 and the payout control board 49.
Then, the game control board 32 updates the storage information of the latest command transmission storage unit 58 according to the detection information from the prize ball detection switch 46. On the payout control board 49 side, the prize ball payout control means 60 checks the number of prize balls paid out according to the detection information from the prize ball detection switch 46. And 10
Each time a prize ball is confirmed, the prize ball information output processing means 62 outputs a prize ball information signal to the external connection terminal.

If the number of prize balls paid out by the payout means 35 is insufficient, the retry control means 61 operates to rotate the payout motor 43 at a predetermined speed by the number of rotations corresponding to the shortage of prize balls. I do. When the shortage of prize balls is paid out by the re-payout operation, the prize ball detection switch 46 detects the prize ball, and the prize ball payout control means 60 confirms it by the detection information of the prize ball detection switch 46. Then, the re-payout operation ends.

During the payout of the prize ball by the payout means 35,
On the game control board 32 side, the first abnormality determination means 52 and on the payout control board 49 side, the second abnormality determination means 64 determines the presence or absence of an abnormality. That is, in the first abnormality determining means 52, if there is no detection information from the prize ball detection switch 46, despite the lapse of a predetermined time from the transmission of the prize ball command by the prize ball command transmitting section 57, the payout means 35 Is determined to be a payout error due to the failure of the payout motor 43 and other reasons, and a predetermined error is displayed on the display area of the liquid crystal display means 15 via the first abnormality notification control means 53. Also, when the number of prize balls paid out is insufficient, the first abnormality determination means 52 similarly performs abnormality determination, and the liquid crystal display means is transmitted via the first abnormality notification control means 53.
A predetermined error is displayed in the display area of 15. When a disconnection or short circuit of the prize ball detection switch 46 is detected, an abnormality is determined and notified in the same manner. Therefore, by looking at the abnormal display in the display area of the liquid crystal display means 15, it can be easily grasped that there is an abnormality on the payout means 35 side and the content thereof.

The second abnormality judging means 64 makes an abnormality judgment of the payout motor 43 when the prize ball detecting switch 46 does not detect a prize ball even after a predetermined time has elapsed from the retry command by the retry control means 61. An abnormality is displayed and reported by the second abnormality reporting means 66 via the second abnormality reporting control means 65. Also, when a disconnection or short circuit of the prize ball detection switch 46 is detected, an abnormality is determined and notified in the same manner.

Therefore, even when the front frame 3 is opened and the payout means 35 on the back side is inspected, the abnormality display of the second abnormality notification means 66 mounted on the payout control board 49 in the fourth board case 47 is also displayed. If it is seen, it can be easily grasped that there is an abnormality on the dispensing means 35 side and the content thereof, and the inspection of the dispensing means 35 and other recovery work can be easily performed.

When a payout error occurs, if the prize ball is paid out by manually rotating the rotating body 42 of the payout means 35, the prize ball detection switch 46 detects the prize ball, so that the liquid crystal display means 15 and the second abnormalities are detected. The abnormal display of the notification means 66 is released. Therefore, after the payout means 35 is inspected and restored, the rotating body 42 may be turned.

FIG. 8 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention,
This is a case where the payout means 35 is provided with a rental ball detection switch 45 for detecting a rental ball, separately from a prize ball detection switch 46 for detecting a prize ball.

In this case as well, the loaned ball detection switch 45 is connected to the game control board 32 and the payout control board 49 via a lead wire, a connector, etc., respectively, and when the payout means 35 pays out the lent ball, the corresponding is set. You may make it transmit the detection information of a rental ball to each control board 32,49.

As described above, in each embodiment of the present invention, the payout means 35 for paying out game balls, the detection switches 45 and 46 for detecting the game balls paid out by the payout means 35, A game control board 32 having a game control function for controlling game operations on the board 7 side, and a payout means
In a ball game machine having a payout control board 49 having a payout control function for controlling the payout means 35 so that 35 pays out game balls based on a payout command, the detection switches 45 and 46 are connected to the game control board 32. And payout control board 49
The detection information from the detection switches 45 and 46 is sent to the game control board 32 and the payout control board 49, respectively, to perform predetermined processing and control of the control boards 32 and 49, respectively. Can be.

The game control board 32 has detection switches 45, 4
A first abnormality determination means 52 for performing an abnormality determination based on the detection information from
Since the second abnormality determination means 64 for performing the abnormality determination based on the detection information from step 6 is provided, each of the control boards 32 and 49 can perform the abnormality determination.

Further, the first abnormality notifying means 15 for performing an abnormality notification based on the abnormality determination of the first abnormality determining means 52, and the second abnormality notifying means 66 for performing the abnormality notification based on the abnormality determination of the second abnormality determining means 64. Each abnormality determination means 5
The results of the abnormality determination in 2,64 can be notified to the player, the hall manager, and the like by the abnormality notification means 15,66, and the abnormality can be promptly dealt with.

The game control board 32 sends out prize ball information to the payout control board 49 based on the winning of the game ball to the prize means 16 to 21 arranged in the game area 13 of the game board 7, and the payout control board. 49 outputs the payout command based on the prize ball information, so that the payout command can be output based on the winning of the game ball to the winning means 16 to 21.

Further, the first abnormality judging means 52 judges that the payout is abnormal when there is no detection information from the detection switches 45 and 46 even after a predetermined time has passed since the prize ball information was sent to the payout control board 49. Therefore, the payout abnormality can be reliably determined even on the game control board 32 side.

Further, the second abnormality determining means 64 determines that the payout is abnormal when there is no detection information from the detection switches 45 and 46 even after a predetermined time has passed since the prize ball information was sent to the payout means 35. Payout control board 49
The side can reliably determine the dispensing abnormality.

Further, since the control board in the board case 47 disposed on the back side of the gaming machine main body 1 is provided with the abnormality notifying means 66 which can be confirmed from outside the board case 47, the gaming machine main body 1
When checking the payout means 35 on the back side of
By the notification of the abnormality notification means 66, the details of the abnormality can be confirmed on the back side of the gaming machine main body 1, and the payout means 35
Inspection can be performed easily.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
In the first embodiment, the control and processing related to the payout of the prize ball are exclusively described. However, if the control and the processing related to the payout of the loaned ball by the payout means 35 are configured as shown in the second embodiment, In this case, it is possible to carry out the embodiment in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

In this manner, it is possible to perform an abnormality determination at the time of the operation of dispensing the loaned ball by the dispensing means 35, and an abnormality determination due to disconnection, short circuit, or the like of the loaned ball detection switch 45. In this case, the abnormality determination means 52, 64 and the abnormality notification control means 53, 65
Etc. can be used for both, or may be provided separately for each.

The liquid crystal display means 15 is used as the first abnormality notification means, and when the first abnormality determination means 52 on the game control board 32 makes an abnormality determination, the determination result is displayed.
The first abnormality notification means may be provided on the game control board 32 side, similarly to the second abnormality notification means 66. The information may be displayed and displayed on both the liquid crystal display means 15 and the abnormality notification means on the game control board 32 side.

In each of the abnormality judging means 52 and 64, the predetermined time serving as a reference for abnormality judgment is set to a long time of 22.4 sec, but this may be set to a short time. Also, the abnormality notification means may be notified by voice,
The notification by display and the notification by voice may be used together.

A rental ball path having a rental ball detection switch 45 downstream of the payout means 35 and a prize ball detection switch
A prize ball path having 46 is provided, and a switching means for switching the game ball from the payout means 35 between the lending ball path and the prize ball path is provided between the rental ball path and the prize ball path and the payout means 35. The switching means switches the game ball from the payout means 35 between the lending ball path and the prize ball path.

The payout means 35 is not limited to the rotary type in which the rotating body 42 is driven by the payout motor 43, but can be similarly implemented when another payout type is adopted. It is convenient to use encoded information for the command.
Further, the present invention can be similarly applied to various types of ball game machines such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball game machine.

[0068]

According to the present invention, payout means 35 for paying out game balls, detection switches 45 and 46 for detecting game balls paid out by the payout means 35, and control of game operations on the game board 7 side. And a payout control board 49 having a payout control function of controlling the payout means 35 so that the payout means 35 pays out game balls based on a payout command. In the ball game machine, the detection switches 45 and 46 are set to the game control board 32.
And the payout control board 49, respectively, so that the detection information from the detection switches 45 and 46 is sent to the game control board 32 and the payout control board 49, respectively, and the predetermined processing and control of the control boards 32 and 49 are performed. Etc. can be respectively performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a ball game machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the ball game machine showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the game board according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a dispensing unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear sectional view of the dispensing means according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 gaming machine body 7 game board 13 game area 15 first abnormality determination means 32 game control board 35 payout means 45 rental ball detection switch 46 prize ball detection switch 47 fourth board case 49 payout control board 52 first abnormality determination means 64 2 abnormality determination means 66 2nd abnormality notification means

Claims (1)

[Claims] A payout means (3) for paying out game balls.
5), a detection switch (45) (46) for detecting a game ball paid out by the payout means (35), and a game control having a game control function for controlling a game operation on the game board (7) side. Substrate (3
2) and a payout control board (49) having a payout control function of controlling the payout means (35) so that the payout means (35) pays out game balls based on a payout command. The ball game machine, wherein the detection switches (45) and (46) are connected to the game control board (32) and the payout control board (49), respectively.